December 2024 – Parks & Recreation - 50

OPERATIONS
How to Increase the Efficiency of Pool Filtration
By Kevin Brauer
A
quatics
facilities around the
country are looking for solutions
to improve the quality of their
pools. Ultraviolet disinfection systems
and regenerative media filters
are two readily available options to
dramatically improve both pool operations
and experience. However,
some experts believe upfront costs
and ongoing maintenance can create
barriers for some park and recreation
agencies. Additionally, environmental
factors like phosphates,
calcium hardness or low ultraviolet
transmittance (UVT) can prove
challenging for such products.
However, a new option - called
electronic
flocculation technology
- can improve water clarity, minimize
backwashes and save water.
One municipality that is utilizing
the technology realized a 79 percent
reduction of turbidity and saved
more than 197,000 gallons by effectively
extending backwashes of one
of its pools from every two days to
every 10 days. Another municipality
struggling with UVT levels as low as
81 percent implemented this technology
and successfully improved
UVT across all three bodies of water
to an average of 98 percent.
What Is Electronic
Flocculation?
Electronic flocculation is a chemicalfree
water treatment process. In
aquatics, one manufacturer of the
technology has had its patented system
certified under the water conditioning
subcategory of NSF 50. The
technology also has been evaluated
independently by the International
Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials, with results that
include a 36 percent reduction of
combined chlorine and a 27 percent
reduction of makeup water.
Editor's Note: Please visit nrpa.org/
IncreaseEfficiencyOfPoolFiltration
to
read the full article.
Kevin Brauer is Director of Business
Development at Clear-Flow (kevin@
clearflowpool.com).
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